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Old 03-08-18, 08:50 PM   #1
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A nice, sensible video review on the Missenden Flyer's youtube channel and it's pretty positive overall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9wZfVtUzDw
He's got the bike on loan from Suzuki so will be doing more in depth user reviews in the coming weeks.
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Old 03-08-18, 09:10 PM   #2
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Mmm, dunno what's going on with the sound on that. Can't hear it properly. All the other sounds on my pc are ok.

Seems to be youtube stuff generally.

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Old 03-08-18, 09:50 PM   #3
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Strange, Sound is absolutely fine for me.
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Old 04-08-18, 07:24 AM   #4
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It was my headphones!!

Good review too.
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Old 04-08-18, 10:22 AM   #5
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At 2 minutes in he calls it a parallel twin - WTF does he know what he is riding........

Also I find my SV pretty nimble and never have the feeling I have to 'muscle it around' as he describes.
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Old 04-08-18, 11:07 AM   #6
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I noticed that, he also says it has slipper clutch technology. I don't think mine does (nor does it need it).

I use a dolly to turn my SV around in the driveway and I noticed that this SV model seems long compared to the Street Triple that I had before - it seems to take up more of the dolly - I've never looked at wheelbase figures to check that out.

The only thing I've found "odd" about my SV handling is at a slow walking pace it seems to want to "hunt", by which I mean it seems to need a lot of input to keep it straight. Initially, I thought it was tyres but after 3 sets of different brands, I just assume it's steering geometry.

I disagreed on seat comfort but I think that's due to the individual's size/shape since we don't have a consensus on here.
Never had the low speed handling problem you describe, maybe headstock bearings a bit tight ? I am pretty happy with the SV straight line stability, considering the state of some of the roads around here.....

Seat is OK for me up to a couple of hours (and it is a naked not a faired touring / motorway tool) but couldn't describe seat as comfortable, but I am happy to get both feet firmly down and maybe a thicker seat would spoil that.
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It feels narrow if you think it's a parallel twin.
There's a reason for that.
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He did correctly state that it's a v twin later in the review I believe. I expect it was just a slip of the tongue. I think if he is able to give the type of lucid commentary he was in that video and ride safely and sensibly he's doing well. Better than I'd manage anyway.
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He did correctly state that it's a v twin later in the review I believe. I expect it was just a slip of the tongue. I think if he is able to give the type of lucid commentary he was in that video and ride safely and sensibly he's doing well. Better than I'd manage anyway.
Yeah, just a slip I think. Good point though. It must be hard to ride a new and unfamiliar bike, concentrate on the road and give a coherent commentary at the same time, while still being aware of potential dangers like the idiot who almost pulls out in front of him at the mini roundabout.

For anyone who's interested in this type of vlog, there's a slightly bonkers Portuguese guy called cager on 2 wheels who gives very idiosyncratic and quite amusing bike review commentaries in very good English. He was also impressed by the new SV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIcLGrm2C0M
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How about TMF's comment about the 130 mile range of the SV
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